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la være

to refrain from doing something · to leave something alone, to not do it

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

ikke bry seg om;
holde seg unna;
avstå fra
not to bother with;
to keep away from;
to refrain from
see:Se: lato let, to allow · to have something done, væreto be
  • vi har bestemt oss for å la være we have decided not to
  • de lot være å reise they refrained from travelling
  • jeg kunne ikke la være å le I couldn't help laughing